---
title: hidesOnDeactivate
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nswindow/hidesondeactivate
---

# hidesOnDeactivate

A Boolean value that indicates whether the window is removed from the screen when its application becomes inactive.

## Declaration

```swift
var hidesOnDeactivate: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is true if the window is removed from the screen when its application is deactivated; false if it remains onscreen. The default value for NSWindow is false; the default value for NSPanel is true.

## See Also

### Configuring the Window’s Appearance

- [styleMask](appkit/nswindow/stylemask-swift.property.md)
- [NSWindow.StyleMask](appkit/nswindow/stylemask-swift.struct.md)
- [toggleFullScreen(_:)](appkit/nswindow/togglefullscreen(_:).md)
- [worksWhenModal](appkit/nswindow/workswhenmodal.md)
- [alphaValue](appkit/nswindow/alphavalue.md)
- [backgroundColor](appkit/nswindow/backgroundcolor.md)
- [colorSpace](appkit/nswindow/colorspace.md)
- [setDynamicDepthLimit(_:)](appkit/nswindow/setdynamicdepthlimit(_:).md)
- [canHide](appkit/nswindow/canhide.md)
- [isOnActiveSpace](appkit/nswindow/isonactivespace.md)
- [collectionBehavior](appkit/nswindow/collectionbehavior-swift.property.md)
- [isOpaque](appkit/nswindow/isopaque.md)
- [hasShadow](appkit/nswindow/hasshadow.md)
- [invalidateShadow()](appkit/nswindow/invalidateshadow().md)
- [autorecalculatesContentBorderThickness(for:)](appkit/nswindow/autorecalculatescontentborderthickness(for:).md)